Preemptive Rulings Sought in Moon Dust and Bronze Horse Cases
Note reportedly written by Neil Armstrong.Source: court papers filed in Cicco v. NASA “To Laura Ann Murray – Best of Luck – Neil Armstrong Apollo 11.” This message accompanied a vial…
forfeiture actions | Greece | Syria | Turkey
Importer Restored Ancient Mosaic. FBI Seized It. Now U.S. Attorney Seeks Forfeiture.
Defendant mosaic seized by the FBI that prosecutors say measures18 ft. x 8 ft. and weighs approximately one ton. In a recently filed civil forfeiture case involving cultural property, prosecutors…
antiquities trafficking | Argentina | Canada | Greece | Italy | looted antiquities | Mexico | prosecutions | Spain | Turkey | UNESCO Convention (1970) | United Nations
U.S. Supports U.N. Resolution Urging Countries to Take Antiquities Trafficking Seriously
U.S. Mission to the U.N. Source: Elmschrat CC The United States has supported a Greek-sponsored UN resolution (A/RES/67/80) titled “Return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin.” The resolution…
List of Stolen Objects from Olympia Museum in Greece
David Gill has posted a useful blog entry listing the objects looted from the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in Greece. For background on last week’s theft, see the video below. CONTACT: www.culturalheritagelawyer.com…
Cultural Property Implementation Act (CPIA) | Greece | Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | import protections | memorandum of understanding (MoU) | UNESCO Convention (1970)
US-Greece MoU Produces Final Cultural Property Import Protection Rule
United States Customs and Border Protection today issued the final administrative rule covering import restrictions covering archaeological and ethnological material from Greece. The rule follows the July 17, 2011 adoption…
CPAC public sessions on Colombia and Greece cultural property agreements coming soon
The Cultural Property Advisory Committee will be holding public sessions on October 12 and October 14, 2010 to consider renewing the cultural property protection agreement with Colombia and to consider…